Published: Friday, December 27, 2013 at 4:32 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, December 27, 2013 at 4:32 p.m.

BRADENTON - The state will be allowed to use pornographic images taken from two school-owned computers issued to Rod Frazier as evidence at trial, a judge ruled this week.

In a decision issued Monday by County Judge Doug Henderson, a motion made by Ed Mulock, Frazier's attorney, to suppress pornographic photographs and documents seized from the computers was denied.

The court ruled that Frazier did not have a reasonable expectation to privacy in regards to the computers because he signed two Acceptable Use Agreements set forth by the Manatee County School Board.

The School Board also owns the computers and possesses the right to govern and inspect them at any time, the court ruled.

Frazier, a former parent liaison and assistant football coach at Manatee High, has been charged with seven misdemeanor counts of battery against former female students and employees at the school. He has also been charged with three counts of interfering with a student's attendance.

Frazier has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Henderson also ruled in favor of the state on two other motions that were brought forth by Mulock on December 13, and reserved ruling on another.

Thousands of pornographic images and websites visited by Frazier were found on two computers issued to him by the school district, according to a Bradenton Police Department report.

There were a "remarkable" number of pictures of nude females found, according to the report, with no faces visible. Also found were pictures of former Manatee High students, police said.

In his motion Mulock did not object to the seizure of the computers, but instead took issue that the contents were downloaded without a warrant.

The hard drive from Frazier's school computer was removed from his Manatee High office by BPD detective Leonel Marines and Principal Don Sauer on Feb. 11.

Marines and Sauer also took Frazier's laptop from his home on February 14. Mulock said the contents were downloaded five days later without a warrant.

"They had plenty of time to get a warrant," Mulock said at the motion hearing.

Because Frazier had the computers in his possession, and because they contained personal information and he had a password to access them, Mulock argued Frazier had a reasonable expectation of privacy.

But Henderson, in his ruling, cited the Acceptable Use guidelines set forth by the School Board of Manatee County as a reason to deny the motion.

The guidelines say the "district reserves the right to inspect files stored in any and all areas of the network in order to assure compliance with the guidelines."

Frazier signed the Acceptable Use Agreement twice during his tenure at Manatee High. He signed on December 16, 2001 and again on August 10, 2006, court records show.

Also on Monday Henderson denied Mulock's motion for disclosure of impeaching information and his motion for notice by the government of the intention to use evidence arguably subject to suppression.

<p><em>BRADENTON</em> - The state will be allowed to use pornographic images taken from two school-owned computers issued to Rod Frazier as evidence at trial, a judge ruled this week.</p><p>In a decision issued Monday by County Judge Doug Henderson, a motion made by Ed Mulock, Frazier's attorney, to suppress pornographic photographs and documents seized from the computers was denied.</p><p>The court ruled that Frazier did not have a reasonable expectation to privacy in regards to the computers because he signed two Acceptable Use Agreements set forth by the Manatee County School Board.</p><p>The School Board also owns the computers and possesses the right to govern and inspect them at any time, the court ruled.</p><p>Frazier, a former parent liaison and assistant football coach at Manatee High, has been charged with seven misdemeanor counts of battery against former female students and employees at the school. He has also been charged with three counts of interfering with a student's attendance.</p><p>Frazier has pleaded not guilty to the charges.</p><p>Henderson also ruled in favor of the state on two other motions that were brought forth by Mulock on December 13, and reserved ruling on another.</p><p>Thousands of pornographic images and websites visited by Frazier were found on two computers issued to him by the school district, according to a Bradenton Police Department report.</p><p>There were a "remarkable" number of pictures of nude females found, according to the report, with no faces visible. Also found were pictures of former Manatee High students, police said.</p><p>In his motion Mulock did not object to the seizure of the computers, but instead took issue that the contents were downloaded without a warrant.</p><p>The hard drive from Frazier's school computer was removed from his Manatee High office by BPD detective Leonel Marines and Principal Don Sauer on Feb. 11.</p><p>Marines and Sauer also took Frazier's laptop from his home on February 14. Mulock said the contents were downloaded five days later without a warrant.</p><p>"They had plenty of time to get a warrant," Mulock said at the motion hearing.</p><p>Because Frazier had the computers in his possession, and because they contained personal information and he had a password to access them, Mulock argued Frazier had a reasonable expectation of privacy.</p><p>But Henderson, in his ruling, cited the Acceptable Use guidelines set forth by the School Board of Manatee County as a reason to deny the motion.</p><p>The guidelines say the "district reserves the right to inspect files stored in any and all areas of the network in order to assure compliance with the guidelines."</p><p>Frazier signed the Acceptable Use Agreement twice during his tenure at Manatee High. He signed on December 16, 2001 and again on August 10, 2006, court records show.</p><p>Also on Monday Henderson denied Mulock's motion for disclosure of impeaching information and his motion for notice by the government of the intention to use evidence arguably subject to suppression.</p><p>Henderson reserved ruling on Mulock's request for information of dates of alleged interference incidents.</p>